gusanito
[gusaˈnit̪o]
The verdict
“gusanito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,798 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,798
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,728
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de gusano.
Corpus desk
Index ES-gusanito · gusanito · Spanish
gusanito · rank #67,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,798
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,728
- PHOTO-FINISH guisante
Nearest frequency peer: guisante (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “gusanito”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- guisante
guisante
32,204 corpus weight
- gusanito
gusanito
32,203 corpus weight
- hackean
hackean
32,202 corpus weight
- halagador
halagador
32,201 corpus weight
- harakiri
harakiri
32,200 corpus weight
- haste
haste
32,199 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “gusanito” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gusanito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gusaˈnit̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #67,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “gusanito” en español
Rare enough to double-check
gusanito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,798 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gusaˈnit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gusanito, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is gusanito, spelled G-U-S-A-N-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Diminutivo de gusano.
- 2Aperitivo ligero y crujiente, de forma alargada y más o menos curvada, hecho a base de maíz o patata y habitualmente rebozado con algún tipo de saborizante de queso.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gusanito appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).